District 20-4A playoff scenarios

Three District 20-4A schools have playoff berth secured. Those are Nederland, Vidor and Livingston.

Three other schools are vying for the last playoff spots. Central and Little Cypress-Mauriceville are tied for fourth place, and Ozen trails by one game.

Only Central is in complete control of its destiny. The Jaguars beat LC-M 44-28 on Saturday to hold the head-to-head tiebreaker for the last playoff spot.

Central (3-6, 3-3 District 20-4A) can clinch a playoff berth simply with a win Friday, but the Jaguars will be challenged at district-leading Nederland, which has a 16-game winning streak in district play. If Central loses, it will need LC-M and Ozen to also lose Friday.

LC-M (4-5, 3-3) can qualify for the playoffs only if it wins Friday at home against Vidor and if Central loses. LC-M, which last reached the playoffs in 1997, cannot lose Friday and still reach the playoffs.

Ozen (3-6, 2-4) plays against last-place Lumberton at the Beaumont ISD Thomas Center and can qualify for the playoffs only with a win and if LC-M and Central both lose. Ozen holds the tiebreaker advantage in the case of a three-way tie.

If Central reaches the playoffs, Nederland and Central will be in the Division I bracket and Vidor and Livingston will be Division II. If LC-M or Ozen qualify, Nederland and Vidor will be the Division I teams.

There’s sure to be plenty of scoreboard watching Friday night. Follow @Beaumont_Sports on Twitter Friday night for updates from those games.